Football at the 1965 Pan Arab Games

1965 Pan Arab Games
football tournament
Tournament details
Host country  United Arab Republic
City Cairo
Dates 2–11 September 1965
Teams 10 (from 2 confederations)
Venue(s) 2 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions  United Arab Republic (2nd title)
Runners-up  Sudan
Third place  Libya
Fourth place  Palestine
Tournament statistics
Matches played 24
Goals scored 151 (6.29 per match)
Top scorer(s) United Arab Republic Hassan El-Shazly
(9 goals)

The 1965 Pan Arab Games football tournament was the 4th edition of the Pan Arab Games men's football tournament. The football tournament was held in Cairo, Egypt between 2–11 September 1965 as part of the 1965 Pan Arab Games.

Participating teams

The following countries have participated for the final tournament:

Group stage

Group A

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 United Arab Republic 4400201+198
 Palestine 421143+15
 Iraq 412172+54
 Lebanon 411247–33
 Aden 4004325–220

2 September 1965
United Arab Republic  abandoned1  Iraq
Zamalek Stadium, Cairo
Referee: Mamdouh Karma (Jordan)

2 September 1965
Palestine  1 – 0  Aden

3 September 1965
United Arab Republic  14 – 0  Aden

3 September 1965
Palestine  1 – 0  Lebanon

4 September 1965
Iraq  6 – 0  Aden

4 September 1965
United Arab Republic  3 – 0  Lebanon
Morsi
El-Shazly
Gabr

6 September 1965
United Arab Republic  2 – 1  Palestine
Abdel Fattah
Morsi
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6 September 1965
Iraq  0 – 0  Lebanon

7 September 1965
Palestine  1 – 1  Iraq

7 September 1965
Lebanon  4 – 3  Aden

8 September 1965
United Arab Republic  1 – 0
replay1
 Iraq
El-Gohary

^1 The first game between United Arab Rep. and Iraq was abandoned at kick-off after security fears due to overcrowding at the stadium causing the referee to call the match off. The game was replayed on 8 September 1965

Group B

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Sudan 4400302+288
 Libya 4301398+316
 Syria 4202208+124
Sultanate of Lahej Lahej 4103230–282
 Oman 4004245–430

2 September 1965
Sudan  9 – 0 Sultanate of Lahej Lahej

2 September 1965
Libya  15 – 1  Oman

3 September 1965
Syria  4 – 0 Sultanate of Lahej Lahej

3 September 1965
Sudan  4 – 2  Libya

4 September 1965
Libya  6 – 3  Syria

4 September 1965
Sudan  15 – 0  Oman

6 September 1965
Libya  16 – 0 Sultanate of Lahej Lahej

6 September 1965
Syria  13 – 0  Oman

7 September 1965
Lahej Sultanate of Lahej 2 – 1  Oman

7 September 1965
Sudan  2 – 0  Syria

Knockout stage

 
SemifinalsFinal
 
      
 
9 September – Cairo
 
 
 United Arab Republic8
 
11 September – Cairo
 
 Libya1
 
 United Arab Republic2
 
9 September – Cairo
 
 Sudan0
 
 Sudan2
 
 
 Palestine1
 
Third place
 
 
10 September – Cairo
 
 
 Libya4
 
 
 Palestine2

Semifinals

9 September 1965
16:00
United Arab Republic  8 – 1  Libya

9 September 1965
16:00
Sudan  2 – 1  Palestine

Third place match

10 September 1965
16:00
Libya  4 – 2  Palestine

Final

11 September 1965
15:00
United Arab Republic  2 – 0  Sudan

Final ranking

Rank Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1  United Arab Republic 6600302+2812
2  Sudan 6501325+2710
3  Libya 64024418+268
4  Palestine 621379−25
Eliminated in the group stage
5  Syria 4202208+124
6  Iraq 412172+54
7  Lebanon 411247−33
8 Sultanate of Lahej Lahej 4103230−282
9  Aden 4004325−220
10  Oman 4004245−430
Total 4822422151151048
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